Corrections News
Corrections news is essential for the correctional facility workforce, providing up-to-date information on developments, policy changes, and emerging trends in the penitentiary system. This directory offers articles that help staff stay current on issues affecting their work environment, inmate management, and facility operations. Regularly engaging with corrections news ensures personnel are prepared for new challenges and opportunities. For additional insights, explore our section on Correctional Design and Operations Management.
BREAKING NEWS
State leaders say increasing base pay and adding new security positions will help stabilize Florida’s prisons and reduce reliance on emergency measures
Louisville Metro Corrections officials say temporarily reassigning staff to housing units could ease mandatory overtime and help address ongoing staffing shortages
Sedgwick County commissioners approved the payment after a federal jury found five juvenile corrections officers liable in the 2021 death of 17-year-old Cedric “CJ” Lofton
A federal appeals court found prosecutors violated Michael Sockwell’s rights by intentionally striking Black jurors during his 1990 capital murder trial
Efforts to close Men’s Central Jail began in 2021, but progress has lagged due to setbacks, including a post–Proposition 36 inmate population increase
Investigators said the corrections officer escorted a handcuffed detainee into a jail “blind spot,” where he and two officers knocked him down and repeatedly struck him
Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish was shot nine times in the body and four times in his body armor with his own service weapon
The state’s jail oversight agency says ongoing failed inspections, alleged record falsifications and chronic staffing shortages underscore the need for stronger judicial oversight
Prosecutors said Scott Robert Tardy targeted an FBI agent and his family with violent online threats, shared their home address and attempted to destroy evidence before his arrest
PRODUCT NEWS
Advocates say protecting inmates from infection will also help protect correctional staff who go home to their families each night
Officials said they agree on the premise of breaks and fresh air, but they do not want COs leaving the facility
The document was written to protect the health and safety of staff, inmates and visitors
San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore has introduced a series of procedures to confront the novel coronavirus, including regular cleaning and disinfecting of the jails
As COVID-19 threatens to spread behind bars, defense attorneys are filing motions for some inmates’ release
Union officials want a pay increase for COs as they face the rapid spread of COVID-19 inside the state’s prisons
Officials said staff at the U.S. Penitentiary at Canaan have about two weeks worth of PPE before they run out
The state Commission on Correction reported that 56 inmates and 63 staff statewide have tested positive for COVID-19
Nine inmates escaped the minimum-security unit on Monday, hours after an inmate tested positive for COVID-19
Advocates and correctional officers are calling for reforms to head off a potential outbreak